Take a 2-quart pitcher and put 1 cup of sugar (or 1/2 cup sugar and 1/2 cup granulated artificial sweetener like Splenda), 1 thinly sliced lime, 4 or 5 sprigs of mint in the bottom, and muddle. If you have a wooden spoon, use that. Let sit while you are cooking dinner. In a pot,…
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Read More AcademiaAn heirloom recipe handed down from my great aunt Corinne from Ozark, AL (1905-1997). From momlovesbaking.com Prep Time 20 minutes Cook Time 1 hour 30 minutes Total Time 1 hour 50 minutes Servings 10 jars Author Lise Ode Ingredients 1 gallon Figs Sugar (equal amounts sugar/figs) Water (enough to cover figs in pot) Lemon slices (Enough to have one slice per jar) Instructions Try to select figs of equal ripeness. Wash. Cut stems a wee bit…
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Read More Our 31 Best Fig RecipesCarol Motsinger Greenville News Oct. 4, 2020 Overall, decorum returned to the political debate stage on Saturday as Republican U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham and Democratic challenger Jamie Harrison faced off for the first time. The 60-minute debate focused on their records and their often-clashing ideas after the first presidential debate on Tuesday devolved into mostly crosstalk. In-person absentee voting in…
Read More 7 key takeaways from the Lindsey Graham, Jaime Harrison debateBy Kevin Liptak and Maeve Reston, CNN Updated 7:40 PM ET, Mon October 5, 2020 (CNN) President Donald Trump staged a reckless departure from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Monday, telling his followers the virus that dangerously deprived him of oxygen and hospitalized him for 72 hours was nothing to fear before posing for a mask-less photo-op on…
Read More Trump returns to White House and removes mask despite having CovidGoogle searches for “25th Amendment,” the part of the U.S. Constitution about the presidential line of succession, spiked shortly after Mr. Trump’s announcement. And legal experts have weighed in on what would happen if the president is incapacitated, or worse, come Election Day (it’s complicated). Political betting markets moved on the news, giving Mr. Trump slightly worse odds for re-election:…
Read More Now what?Economic fallout from COVID-19 continues to hit lower-income Americans the hardest About six months into the pandemic, many Americans continue to face deep financial hardship. Among lower-income U.S. adults, 46% say they have had trouble paying their bills since the pandemic started, and 32% say it’s been hard for them to make rent or mortgage payments.…
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